News: Pietrangelo scored his sixth of the season Sunday in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Canucks. He took two PIM, two shots and added a blocked shot on the night.

Impact: Pietrangelo is plugging along playing heavy minutes and contributing here and there on offense for the Blues. There was some thought that he might take off with teammate Kevin Shattenkirk down due to injury, but it hasn't happened. Still, the 24-year-old should surpass 40 points and finish in the top-25 scorers among defensemen, which is a good season by most standards.

Rotowire: Feb 25 / 9:09a ET

News: Pietrangelo picked up an assist Tuesday in a 5-2 loss to the Canadiens. He added two shots, a hit, and two blocked shots on the night.

Impact: Pietrangelo's production is off of last year's pace, but he is still trending to a 40-point season and ranks 27th among defensemen in scoring. Perhaps more disconcerting are his minus-2 rating and mere six power-play points on the season, which are both below his career norm. Still, Pietrangelo is actually putting a few more shots on net this year and should total nearly 200 shots by season's end. If his shooting percentage climbs up toward his career rate (5.3%) over the final 20 games, he could yet reach the 10-goal mark.

Rotowire: Feb 21 / 10:08a ET

News: Pietrangelo scored his fifth goal of the season Friday in a 5-1 win over the Bruins. He had two PIM, two shots, four blocked shots, and a hit in the game.

Impact: Pietrangelo is off last season's scoring pace a bit, but his 31 points is tied for 25th among defensemen and he still has a good shot to reach the 40-point plateau. He is logging heavy minutes in the absence of all-star teammate Kevin Shattenkirk, which will hopefully not lead to him wearing down as the season goes on.

Rotowire: Feb 13 / 7:30a ET

News: Pietrangelo picked up an assist Thursday in a 6-3 win over Tampa Bay. He was plus-2 and fired two shots on net.

Impact: After going several games without a point, Pietrangelo has assists in two of the last three games and has brought his point total up to 30 in 55 games

Rotowire: Feb 9 / 8:01a ET

News: Pietrangelo picked up an assist Sunday in a 4-2 loss to Chicago. He took one shot and added two hits with three blocks in the contest.

Impact: This was Pietrangelo's first point in four games and first since teammate Kevin Shattenkirk when down with an abdominal injury. Pietrangelo needs to step up in Shattenkrik's absence, and perhaps his performance Sunday is a sign that he's ready to do so.